Purdue University is a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette,Indiana,and the flagship campus of the Purdue University system. The university was founded in 1869 after Lafayette businessman John Purdue donated land and money to establish a college of science,technology,and agriculture in his name. The first classes were held on September 16,1874,with six instructors and 39 students.
Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) is a private university in Terre Haute,Indiana. Founded in 1874 in Terre Haute,Rose–Hulman is one of the United States's few undergraduate-focused engineering and technology universities. Though it started with only three bachelor's degree programs,Rose–Hulman has since grown to twelve academic departments with over thirty undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science,engineering,technology,and engineering management,leading to bachelor's and master's degrees.
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) was a public university in Fort Wayne,Indiana. Founded in 1964,IPFW was a cooperatively-managed regional campus of two state university systems:Indiana University and Purdue University. IPFW hit its highest enrollment in 2014,with 13,459 undergraduate and postgraduate students in nine colleges and schools,including a branch of the Indiana University School of Medicine. During its last academic year (2017–2018),IPFW had a total enrollment of 10,414 students. IPFW offered more than 200 graduate and undergraduate degree programs through IU or Purdue universities. The university's 14 men's and women's athletic teams competed in Division I of the NCAA Summit League.
Martin Thomas Meehan is an American academic administrator,politician,and attorney. Since July 2015,Meehan has served as the President of the University of Massachusetts after serving as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell since September 2007.
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis,commonly referred to as IUPUI,is a public research university in Indianapolis,Indiana,United States. It is a collaboration between Indiana University and Purdue University that offers undergraduate,graduate,and professional degrees from both universities. Administered primarily through Indiana University as a core campus and secondarily through Purdue University as a regional campus,it is Indiana's primary urban research and academic health sciences institution. IUPUI is located in downtown Indianapolis along the White River and Fall Creek.
Theodore Martin Hesburgh,CSC was an American Catholic priest and academic who was a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He is best known for his service as the president of the University of Notre Dame for thirty-five years (1952–1987).
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals(KFUPM) (Arabic:جامعةالملكفهدللبترولوالمعادن,Jāmiʿat al-Malik Fahd li-l-Bitrūl wa-l-Maʿādin –short:Arabic:جامعةالبترولJāmiʿat al-Bitrūl),before 1986 as the University of Petroleum and Minerals,is a public research university in Dhahran,Saudi Arabia. Established in 1963 by King Saud bin Abdulalziz as the College of Petroleum and Minerals,it is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in Saudi Arabia and its science,engineering,business,and management programs are highly regarded in the country as well as in the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. is an American academic administrator,businessman,author,and retired politician who served as the 49th governor of Indiana from 2005 to 2013. A Republican,he later served as president of Purdue University from 2013 until the end of 2022.
The Purdue University system is a public university system in the U.S. state of Indiana. A land-grant university with nearly 75,000 students across five institutions comprising six physical campuses,a statewide technology program,extension centers in each of Indiana's 92 counties,and continuing education programs. Additionally,there are another ~44,000 students enrolled in an online university. Each university in the system maintains its own faculty and admissions policies which are overseen by the Purdue University Board of Trustees. Purdue's main campus in West Lafayette is the best-known,noted for its highly regarded programs in engineering and adjacent subjects.
Charles Boynton "Chuck" Knapp was the president of the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens,Georgia,United States. He served in that capacity from 1987 until his resignation in 1997.
Arthur Gene "Art" Hansen was a philanthropist and former chancellor of several American universities.
Steven Claus Beering served as president of Purdue University from 1983 to 2000. Previously,he was dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine for nine years.
Michael J. Hogan is an American historian who served as president of the University of Connecticut (2007–2010) and president of the University of Illinois System (2010–2012). He subsequently became a distinguished professor of history at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Constantine W. Curris is an American academic administrator. Curris also served as president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities an organization of more than 400 colleges and universities.
William Marmaduke Plater is an American higher education consultant and Indiana University Chancellor's Professor Emeritus of Public Affairs,Philanthropy,and English,and Executive Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculties Emeritus at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).
Isaac Kelley Beckes was the president of Vincennes University from 1950 to 1980. Before going to Vincennes he was the executive secretary of the United Christian Youth Movement. He is considered one of the initial leaders of a nationwide educational movement to add occupational programs alongside college transfer programs at two-year post-secondary institutions. He was also the first president of a two-year college to gain an exemption from the North American Interfraternity Conference and have national fraternities established at his school.
Purdue University Global,Inc. is a public online university that operates as a public-benefit corporation. It is part of the Purdue University system and is Purdue's online university for working adults. Its former owner,Graham Holdings Company,maintains an ongoing financial interest in Purdue Global's success.
A. Dale Whittaker is an American academic and senior program officer at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He was the fifth President of the University of Central Florida. He succeeded former President John Hitt in 2018,but resigned less than a year later after an investigation of the university for “misuse or planned misuse of nearly $85 million in operating funds for construction.”He was later found to be not involved in the misuse of funds. The state also later reversed its previous rules regarding these types of funds.
Emerson Elbridge White was an American educator and the third president of Purdue University.
